Florida Republicans just tried to give guns to cafeteria ladies and librarians

The Florida legislature is about to push through a deeply flawed gun reform bill that will ban armed teachers but craftily shifting the duties to carry firearms from just the police to the hands of some unlikely armed school personnel. This bill has 80% of the NRA’s ‘holy grail’ legislative wish to use Parkland’s tragedy to bring more guns onto school grounds, by arming librarians, cafeteria ladies, and all kinds of support staffers.

Ever since Parkland parents spoke out last week, Republicans have been whipping up votes in the state House to pass the State Senate’s bill, SB 7026, which stripped out the ‘Marshal program’ that would’ve forced a mandatory armed teachers program on every Florida county. The NRA has been trying to flood schools with guns ever since the Newtown massacre and the only thing standing in the way of the Florida House making their dream a reality today is a single vote.

“Librarians aren’t into law enforcement, it’s just not the right job for them to be armed with a gun. Their job is to find a book or check out a book, but now the legislature will give them another duty; to look out for deranged persons or students who bring guns to school.”

“That should not be. Not in a learning environment. We already have school police for that.”

It’s unfortunate that Florida’s Senate – with the help of some wayward Democrats – already voted to pass a “watered down” bill from last week that will have the NRA cheering if today’s House vote passes the same bill.

“We need Gun Reform Now, but we should absolutely not be putting more guns in schools, which is the NRA’s goal,” says the US Congressional campaign for State Rep. David Richardson (D-Miami) is tied up on the floor of the House, fighting to get Democrats to hold the line against today’s terrible NRA-friendly bill.

The only way to stop today’s bill is a public outcry because the NRA’s iron grip on Florida’s Republican governor guarantees that he’ll sign the bill into law and declare victory for gun companies eager to arm your school’s lunch ladies, wrestling coaches, and bus drivers.

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